Did you go to school in the 70's?
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There are a few things that cause the medication, but the prevailing factor is that it tends to be in children that aren't having enough energy expended in healthy ways while being cooped up in their seat at school for 8 hours a day, and parents not wanting to deal with it.
Another problem is that it has become an excuse for not learning/harnessing discipline to focus so every time they get distracted, it ends up being "hurr hurr I've got ADHD".
Doctors are also all too willing to get children addicted to medication at an early age because it makes them money for the long term.
Last, but very far from least is the prevalence of information. No, not phones specifically though it is undeniably a factor that exacerbates the issue.
Children, through Reddit, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, etc. develop an addiction to information from an early age. They're being conditioned to crave the connection to the larger world, to know what's going on, to participate in the current trends, so on.
When you deprive them of this, withdrawal kicks in. They get depressed, moody, feel disconnected, etc.
This is an addiction I would assert that many of us here have and can acknowledge. We feel compelled to check back, we want to know what's going on, we don't want to miss anything, we want to see everything. Many of us who have developed this addiction acquired it during our adolescence or adulthood.
Imagine the brain developmental issues that arise from this sort of addiction from 5, 10 years old.
Absolutely agree about info addiction. I am 94 days SOBER right now and in the first month I couldn't put my phones down. Also there is BIG HABBENINGS all the time and I cover stories /do news music podcast so I substituted news info for my drug/alcohol habits and now make myself take a break - no screen time for a few days - every once in a while
It's good to unplug, but it's ffffucking hard. You end up trying to fill the gap with something else, only most things you can fill that gap with can be "enhanced" via multitasking with information.
For me, as an example, building models often leads me to listening or watching podcasts, shows, or frequent distractions by feeling compelled to see what I've missed. If I can't do that, I really feel it in my mood.
I think it's spurred on by the stress right now, and the unending hope that a positive development happens.
I also take my information dissemination role seriously so I want to ensure I am well informed to bring that information to friends and family ASAP to try and counter narrative formation by the powers that be.